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Definition of Genus eriophyllum
1. Noun. Genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America.
Exact synonyms: Eriophyllum
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Woolly Sunflower
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Woolly Sunflower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Eriophyllum
Literary usage of Genus eriophyllum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs by American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Southern California Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences (1849)
"... typical section of the genus, which is to be distinguished from the section (rather
than genus) Eriophyllum, Lag. by the loosely campanulate involucre, ..."